2019 US Open (tennis)

2019 US Open (tennis)
The 2019 US Open was the 139th edition of tennis' US Open and the fourth and final Grand Slam event of the year. It was held on outdoor hard courts at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City.
Novak Djokovic and Naomi Osaka were the men's and women's singles defending champions. Neither managed to defend their title, with Djokovic retiring in the fourth round due to a shoulder injury after losing the first two sets against Stan Wawrinka, and Osaka losing in the fourth round against Belinda Bencic.
Serena Williams set an Open Era record by reaching 10 US Open finals.
It was the first time since the 2017 Australian Open and fourth time in the Open Era that both the men's and women's number one seeds were defeated before the quarterfinals.
In a repeat of the 2019 Rogers Cup, Rafael Nadal won the men's singles title, defeating first time Grand Slam finalist Daniil Medvedev in a 5-set thriller for his 19th Grand Slam singles title. Bianca Andreescu won the women's singles title, defeating Serena Williams in straight sets in the final, becoming the first Canadian to win a Grand Slam singles title.
Tournament
The 2019 US Open was the 139th edition of the tournament and took place at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park of Queens in New York City, New York, United States. The tournament was held on 17 DecoTurf hard courts.
The tournament was an event run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and was part of the 2019 ATP Tour and the 2019 WTA Tour calendars under the Grand Slam category. The tournament consisted of both men's and women's singles and doubles draws as well as a mixed doubles event. There were also singles and doubles events for both boys and girls (players under 18), which were part of the Grade A category of tournaments. Additionally, there were singles and doubles wheelchair tennis events for men, women and quads.
The tournament was played on hard courts and took place over a series of 17 courts with DecoTurf surface, including the three existing main showcourts – Arthur Ashe Stadium, Louis Armstrong Stadium, and Grandstand.
Broadcast
In the United States, the 2019 US Open was the fifth year in a row under an 11-year, $825 million contract with ESPN, in which the broadcaster held exclusive rights to the entire tournament and the US Open Series. This meant that the tournament was not available on broadcast television. This also made ESPN the exclusive U.S. broadcaster for three of the four tennis majors.
Point and prize money distribution
Point distribution
Below is a series of tables for each of the competitions showing the ranking points on offer for each event.
Senior
Wheelchair
Junior
Prize money
The US Open has the richest prize purse of all Grand Slams. The total prize money compensation for the 2019 US Open is $57,238,700, a more than 13.2% increase on the same total last year.
Singles players
Men's singles
Women's singles
Day-by-day summaries
Singles seeds
The following are the seeded players and notable players who have withdrawn from the event. Seedings are based on ATP and WTA rankings as of August 19, 2019. Rank and points before are as of August 26, 2019.
Men's singles
† The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2018, but is defending points from two 2018 ATP Challenger Tour tournaments (Como and Genoa).
The following player would have been seeded, but withdrew before the event.
Women's singles
The following player would have been seeded, but withdrew before the event.
Doubles seeds
Men's doubles
1Rankings as of August 19, 2019.
Women's doubles
1Rankings as of August 19, 2019.
Mixed doubles
1Rankings as of August 19, 2019.
Events
Men's singles
Rafael Nadal def. Daniil Medvedev, 7–5, 6–3, 5–7, 4–6, 6–4
Women's singles
Bianca Andreescu def. Serena Williams, 6–3, 7–5
Men's doubles
Juan Sebastián Cabal / Robert Farah def. Marcel Granollers / Horacio Zeballos, 6–4, 7–5
Women's doubles
Elise Mertens / Aryna Sabalenka def. Victoria Azarenka / Ashleigh Barty, 7–5, 7–5
Mixed doubles
Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Jamie Murray def. Chan Hao-ching / Michael Venus, 6–2, 6–3
Junior boys' singles
Jonáš Forejtek def. Emilio Nava, 6–7(4–7), 6–0, 6–2
Junior girls' singles
Camila Osorio def. Alexandra Yepifanova, 6–1, 6–0
Junior boys' doubles
Eliot Spizzirri / Tyler Zink def. Andrew Paulson / Alexander Zgirovsky, 7–6(7–4), 6–4
Junior girls' doubles
Kamilla Bartone / Oksana Selekhmeteva def. Aubane Droguet / Séléna Janicijevic, 7–5, 7–6(8–6)
Wheelchair men's singles
Alfie Hewett def. Stéphane Houdet, 7–6(11–9), 7–6(7–5)
Wheelchair women's singles
Diede de Groot def. Yui Kamiji, 4–6, 6–1, 6–4
Wheelchair quad singles
Andrew Lapthorne def. Dylan Alcott, 6–1, 6–0
Wheelchair men's doubles
Alfie Hewett / Gordon Reid def. Gustavo Fernández / Shingo Kunieda, 1–6, 6–4, [11–9]
Wheelchair women's doubles
Diede de Groot / Aniek van Koot def. Sabine Ellerbrock / Kgothatso Montjane, 6–2, 6–0
Wheelchair quad doubles
Dylan Alcott / Andrew Lapthorne def. Bryan Barten / David Wagner, 6–7(5–7), 6–1, [10–6]
Wild card entries
The following players will be given wildcards to the main draw based on internal selection and recent performances.
Men's singles
Ernesto Escobedo
Christopher Eubanks
Bjorn Fratangelo
Marcos Giron
Antoine Hoang
Thanasi Kokkinakis
Jack Sock
Zachary Svajda
Women's singles
Kristie Ahn
Francesca Di Lorenzo
Cori Gauff
Caty McNally
Whitney Osuigwe
Diane Parry
Samantha Stosur
Katie Volynets
Men's doubles
Maxime Cressy / Keegan Smith
Martin Damm / Toby Kodat
Robert Galloway / Nathaniel Lammons
Evan King / Hunter Reese
Thai-Son Kwiatkowski / Noah Rubin
Mitchell Krueger / Tim Smyczek
Nicholas Monroe / Tennys Sandgren
Women's doubles
Kristie Ahn / Christina McHale
Usue Maitane Arconada / Hayley Carter
Hailey Baptiste / Emma Navarro
Francesca Di Lorenzo / Ann Li
Abigail Forbes / Alexa Noel
Cori Gauff / Caty McNally
Whitney Osuigwe / Taylor Townsend
Mixed doubles
Hailey Baptiste / Jenson Brooksby
Jennifer Brady / Denis Kudla
Hayley Carter / Jackson Withrow
Kaitlyn Christian / James Cerretani
Danielle Collins / Nicholas Monroe
Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Jamie Murray
Christina McHale / Ryan Harrison
CoCo Vandeweghe / Maxime Cressy
Qualifier entries
The qualifying competitions took place at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center was scheduled on August 19 – 23, 2019.
Men's singles
Elliot Benchetrit
Santiago Giraldo
Kwon Soon-woo
Ilya Ivashka
Evgeny Donskoy
Egor Gerasimov
Tobias Kamke
Grégoire Barrère
Chung Hyeon
Jenson Brooksby
Dominik Köpfer
Guillermo García López
Sumit Nagal
Jannik Sinner
Jiří Veselý
Marco Trungelliti
Lucky losers
Paolo Lorenzi
Kamil Majchrzak
Women's singles
Elena Rybakina
Magdalena Fręch
Jana Čepelová
Peng Shuai
Johanna Larsson
Caroline Dolehide
Ana Bogdan
Mariam Bolkvadze
Denisa Allertová
Harriet Dart
Tímea Babos
Richèl Hogenkamp
Taylor Townsend
Wang Xinyu
Tereza Martincová
Anna Kalinskaya
Lucky losers
Paula Badosa
Varvara Lepchenko
Nicole Gibbs
Priscilla Hon
Kirsten Flipkens
Wang Xiyu
Protected ranking
The following players were accepted directly into the main draw using a protected ranking:
Men's singles
Tomáš Berdych (PR 57)
Steve Darcis (PR 90)
Jozef Kovalík (PR 85)
Vasek Pospisil (PR 73)
Cedrik-Marcel Stebe (PR 95)
Janko Tipsarević (PR 88)
Women's singles
Svetlana Kuznetsova (PR 102)
CoCo Vandeweghe (PR 100)
Withdrawals
The following players were accepted directly into the main tournament, but withdrew due to injury, suspension, or personal reasons:
Men's Singles
Before the tournament
Kevin Anderson → replaced by Paolo Lorenzi
Juan Martín del Potro → replaced by Denis Kudla
Mackenzie McDonald → replaced by Albert Ramos Viñolas
Milos Raonic → replaced by Kamil Majchrzak
During the tournament
Borna Ćorić
Thanasi Kokkinakis
Women's Singles
Before the tournament
Amanda Anisimova → replaced by Varvara Lepchenko
Mona Barthel → replaced by Kirsten Flipkens
Catherine Bellis → replaced by Zhu Lin
Dominika Cibulková → replaced by Svetlana Kuznetsova
Beatriz Haddad Maia → replaced by Marie Bouzková
Anna Karolína Schmiedlová → replaced by Paula Badosa
Lesia Tsurenko → replaced by Wang Xiyu
Markéta Vondroušová → replaced by Priscilla Hon
Vera Zvonareva → replaced by Nicole Gibbs
During the tournament
Anett Kontaveit
Notes
References
External links
2019 ATP Tour
2019 in tennis
2019 WTA Tour
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August 2019 sports events in the United States
September 2019 sports events in the United States
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2019 in sports in New York City